Friday, April 19, 2013

Between the Palais de Chaillot at Trocadero and the Seine is a garden designed by Jean-Charles Alphand for the Exposition Universelle (1878). This array of magnificent fountains was created by Roger-Henri Expert for the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne in 1937.

13 comments:

The water looks a lot cleaner in this beautiful photo than it did a few years ago during a very hot summer... It was very murky then, but that did not stop Parisians and visitors alike to jump in to keep cool! Veronique (French Girl in Seattle)

Veronique, the good news is that just a year or two ago, the fountains were refurbished and they look fabulous and clear. I do love watching the many jets of water as the pattern of the fountain plays out.

This is a wonderful spot to wait and watch La Tour Eiffel as the clock strikes the evening hours. The fountains are a great lead-in to the twinkling of the tower... what a show! (and it's free)

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Paris reached out and grabbed me when I was 8 years old and it only took me 40 years to actually get there! I love Paris, its people, its architecture and all of France. This is a photo blog about Paris and occasionally other places in the world.